sitio

I was so late (but beat Muriel by 2 minutes) but Sitio was still waiting for us.
We only got to chat for what seemed like 2 seconds, but next time I will be early to make up for today’s too short encounter.
It was great meeting you, Sitio!

I love his encouraging spirit. I wish I knew more people like him, and yet I’m glad he’s one of a kind.

i’ve been wanting to write something about why i admire sitio for ages, but, you know, the right words weren’t bubbling up. i decided to wait to see if this would change.

we have these doors, these portals, between the world and ourselves. we eat, and drink in, the world with our mouths, our eyes, our ears, our hearts, our genitals. what comes in sometimes feels like junkfood. but reading sitio’s posts is often like taking a sip of sweet water through my eyeballs. it’s a good drink. smart but humble, revealing but respectful. genuine and just right. i always look forward to reading what he writes.

He has really interesting and inspiring goals, and his commitment to Buddhism has encouraged me to explore my interest in it further. Also, he just comes across as a really kind, sincere person! Keep up the good work, sitio! :)

I’m now doubly impressed by his woodworking abilities.

i think i said this once before but i’ll say it again.

he’s lovely.

I need a dining room table – where else can I get a custom made dining room table in California! LOL !

You all are in some self-perpetuating feedback loop of confusion. I’m just a guy. Albeit, I am a guy who’s been made very happy by these really nice things y’all have said, but still, a happy guy is just a guy.

But, caq, speed, chewy/curl, marmotry—thank you for the heartwarming.

Group hug?

I missed my chance last weekend when he and his lovely wife were in NYC—I was cramming for a midterm and big presentation in another class, on the same day.

He’s an amazing, intelligent, centered, kind person—and I have no doubts that I will meet him one day; albeit when my life is less crazy.

I began a discourse with Sitio on 43 when I was “chewingfoil” and sadly, it coincided with a very hectic time in my life when many things were converging to make so much stress. In a fit of self-mutilation (you’ve all heard the story of the hiker trapped under the boulder, who has to cut off his own arm to save his life?) I deleted my 43 account and ran, limbless, into the trees.

It was partly Sitio I have to thank for that—I had not seen how far I had come from my Buddhist self. I was wrapped in illusions and things were getting to me that should not have. By seeing myself on one side, and Sitio on the other, I saw the disparity of where I once was, and where I was at the moment. He was also the first one who noticed what I had done, and he was kind, supportive, and nonjudgemental about it—a large part of why I came back (to 43, and to Buddhism) is Sitio’s doing.

In a nutshell; he helped me see where I was failing, and he helped me get my mind back to where it should be, and he’s one of the amazing people that brought me back to 43.

Sitio—thank you so very much.
::Gasho::